Curtain-fixture



, (No Model.)

J. R. HARTMAN &M. L. ELDRIDGE. OURTAIN FIXTURE.

No. 600,721. Patented Mar. 15, 1898-.

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JOHN R. HARTMAN AND MIOAJAH L. ELDRIDGE, OF DAVENPORT, IOWA.

CURTAIN FIXTURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 600,721, dated March 15, 1898.

Application filed March 23, 1897. Serial No. 628,888. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, JOHN R. HARTMAN .and LIIOAJAH L. ELDRIDGE, citizens of the United States, residing at Davenport, in the county of Scott and State of Iowa, have invented a new and useful Curtain-Fixture, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to adjustable curtain-fixtures by means of which a curtain and its roller may be raised and lowered in front of the window and the curtain may be rolled on or unrolled from the roller in the ordinary manner.

The object of the invention is ,to simplify and cheapen devices of this character and to so construct and arrange them that no part of the fixture will be visible from the outside of the window and the fixture will not in any mannerdeface the front of the Window-frame.

WVith these ends in view the invention consists of the several details of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a window with our improved curtainfixture in position. Figs. 2 and 3 are per spective views of the roller-supportingbrackets detached.

Similar reference-numerals indicate similar parts in the several figures.

1 indicates the window-frame, and 2 rollerbuttons at its upper end on each side thereof. 3 indicates a cross -bar, to each end of which is attached the lower ends of the brackets 4c. These brackets are made of strips of sheet metal, preferably brass, and the ends of the strip are bent in opposite directions at a right angle to the main body portion to form oppositely disposed flanges 5 and 6. The flanges 5 fit under the ends of the crossbar 3 and are secured thereto by screws 7 or similar fastening devices. The flanges 6 are each provided'with an opening 8 to receive the ends of the adjusting cords 9. These cords lead over the button-rollers 2 and are connected to a ring 10 or other suitable device, which is adapted to engage with any one of a series of hooks or similar devices 11 at one side of the window-frame. The openings 8 in the flanges 6 are to the rear of the vertical center of the brackets in order that when the parts are in position the upper ends of the brackets will tilt forward for a purpose to be hereinafter referred to.

The brackets 4: are provided with openings for the reception of the spindles 12 of the spring-roller 13. The opening in one bracket is a perforation 14 for the rounded spindle and that in the other bracket is an open-ended slot 15 for the flat spindle. The curtain is indicated by 16, and when the parts are in position the curtain will unwind from the rear of the roller and the cross-bar 3 will be in front of the curtain below the curtainroller. By this arrangement the cross-bar will be held out of frictional engagement with the window -frame, and consequently will not mar it as it is moved up and down by the adjusting-cords 9, and as the upper ends of the brackets are tilted forward nothing but the curtain will engage the frame when the device is moved up or down bodily by the adjusting-cords 9 and nothing will engage it when the curtain is wound on or unwound from the roller, for when the lower end of the curtain is pulled the brackets will assume a perpendicular position and the curtain will thus be moved entirely clear of the frame.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that by the use of our invention the curtain can be so adjusted that light or air can be admitted at the upper portion of the window while the lower portion is screened by the curtain, and if a sign be on the curtain the sign will be displayed either when the upper or lower part of the window is screened. It is also apparent that no part of the fixture will be visible from the outside, since the curtain is between the cross-bar and the window. The device is simple and inexpensive and can be quickly applied to any window.

It will be understood that changes in the form, proportion, and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is 1. The combination with a window-curtain, of the cross-bar extending across the curtain in front thereof and below the curtain-roller, brackets extending upwardly from the crossbar to receive the spindles of the roller, ad

justing-cords connected to the upper ends of the brackets to the rear of their vertical centers and working over rollers at the upper end of the window-frame, and means to secure the free ends of the cords, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a window-curtain, of a cross-bar extending across the curtain in front thereof and below the curtain -ro1ler, roller-supporting brackets made from strips of sheet metal each having its ends bent ata right angle to the main body, the lower bent ends fitting under the ends of the cross bar and secured thereto, and the upper bent ends each having a perforation to the rear of the Vertical center of the bracket, adj ustingcords secured in said perforations, rollers at the upper end of the window frame over which the cords work, and means to adjust ably secure the other ends of the cords to the window-frarne, substantially as described.

In testimony that weclaim the foregoing as our own we have hereto affiXed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN R. HARTMAN. MICAJAH L. ELDRIDGE.

Witnesses:

S. F. SMITH, A. L. MITCHELL. 

